(idiomatic, informal) To propose marriage.

(arithmetic) an arithmetic notation in which numbers precede the operators to be applied to them.

simple past tense and past participle of possess

controlled by evil spirits. / Seized by powerful emotions. / (not comparable) Followed by of: having; owning.

An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

the difference in potential energy between two points in an electric field; the difference in charge between two points in an electrical circuit; voltage

The administration of a poison. / The state of being poisoned.

present participle of poison

The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).

A substance used to polish. / Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess. / Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.